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Page Two HIGH LIFE April 17, 1942 ONTEBKtTIONro HIGH LIFE Published Semi-Monthly by the Students of Greensboro Senior High School Greensboro, X. C. Founded by the Class of 191! 1 lievived I)y the Spring Journalism Class of 1937 Kntered as second-class matter March 30, 1940, at the post oflice at Greensboro, X. C., under the Act of March 3, 187t). EDITORIAL KtlUor-in-Chief Paul Miller //ealurc Kdilor Uacliael Whiteside Cui)y Jiditor Ruth Winterling Makc-Ly hditor Dorothy Parker Akfiifitmit Makc-Vp Kil'.lor Shannon Schumann Assintunt Mdkc-Up Editor Lobby Lloyd Headline Eililor Margaret Wilkerson iiportk Editor Earle Holliday Sportu Assistant Garland Wolfe Eoshion Editor Mell Alexander J’roof Header iietty Clement Statf Hhotoyrapher Irwin Smallwood REPORTERS Daisy Ilelle Anderson, Herbert Hattaway, Syivia .John son, Margaret Kindley, M. C. Anderson, Ruth Hall, Lolene Harrison. RUSIXESS STAFF Business Manager Betty Routh Bookkeeper leannette Stephenson Cut Manager Mary Kathryn Chambers Exchange Director David Evans Advertising Agents — Bill Andrews, Mervine Merritt and Mollie Peck. Advertising Sotocitors — Jean Glenn. Daisy Belle Anderson Typists—Mary Crutchfield, Mary Louise Bowden, Lorraine Springer, Doris Smith. Advisers Mrs. Olive Betts, Miss Lillian Secrest Financial Adviser Miss Dorothy McNairy (Memberest^^iozi ^jl94l-42^ oap There'll Be No Crawling Here! Word lias readied tliis country that several United States sailors, their bomber being forced down into the Pacibc ocean, sailed the seas for d4 days in a ruhlier boat and landed unharmed on an outlying Ihuiitic island. The story that has been told of these daring pilots relates that upon crawling from the raft to .he Sfio. 1.x which had fallen into Japane.se hands after December 7, the commander of the crew ordered them to rise to their feet and to march with their heads high up the beach. 11' there were any Japs on this island, they would meet them standing on two feet. As the captain put it, “There will be no crawling on these shores.” There would he no crawling of Americans in the far Pacific and the people of this country are going to see to it that there will be no crawling at home either. Labor is being asked to forget petty quarrels; men, women and children are ask ing for some chance to help; draftees are march ing by the thousands into army camps. America may lose this war. But regardless of the outcome —win or lose—she will not bow down on her knees. Here it will he “keep ’em, standing.” It's Up To You In the immortal Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln closed his .speech with the challenging phrases “—That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” By substituting a few words in the famous quo tation, one could blast a crater in the complacency and indift'erence of the average student at Senior high. Change it to “that a government of the students, hg the students, for the students, shall not perish from Greemsboro Senior high school.” “Of the students.” That makes you squirm, doesn’t it, Mr. Average Senior citizen? Maybe if you had to sacrifice your leisure hours for the betterment of the entire school, you wouldn’t he so prone to criticize the efforts of those who do. If you could do better than they, why don’t you? And ‘'by the .students?” A great government must always he directed by a forceful executive. If you elect a mediocre type for the major of fices, what can you expect of the results achieved ? But casting aside all sarcasm for a constructive discussion, how can we preserve and oil the ma chinery of our school government for next year? It can be expressed in nine simple words. Select candidates wisely. Elect the person. Back him up. It’s up to you. Since eli'ctioii time at Senior lii,srh school is rapidly a])proacliin,a'. this entire colmnn is d>voted to the coining hatfh' of ballots. In addition to th> six siiggestcal candidates for the oilice of iiresident and vice-president of the .student council snhinitt(‘d for yotir scrntiny in th‘ last issue of IIi,g'h Life, this writer presents tlu' names of four more .jun iors who nia.v he classed as (‘xeellent material for iH'xt year's studmit council. These are Koh Lloyd, Irwin Smallwood, Margaret Kind- ley and Xaonii tVeliti. As previously mentioned, this school has other well (pvalitied students and the privi- leg‘ is yonrs to elect the students to the offices ,vou wish. New System to Begin A new system of nominating students for this election is the nominatin.g convention. This plan is ptwhaps the most democratic method of selecting the candidates and should result in a successful election all around. The preliminar.v voting before the conven tion will take place in the home room under the direction of the individuiil room presi dent. Later, in the convention, a total of 34 votes will he sufficient to place a candidate on the ballot. This plan should insure G. II. S. of the most heated political campaign in its entire history. Among the most worthwhile projects under taken by last year’s student council was that of the Inter-School council. This organiza tion, composed of representatives from the junior highs throughout the city, served as a ctmtral clearing house for city-wide school activities. It might he a wise move to broaden the scope of activities of this body in view of the increased m>ed for such action. ‘'Ring On Her Fingers Bells On Her Toes .. In line with its polic.v of keepin,g the public well informed on the latest trends in politics, music and fashion. High Life here presents its own fashion forecast for sprin.g, 4942. Skirts this year will he shorter, thinner, and iijore exiiensive. Hence many will resort to bandana skirts, made b.v sewin.g together several "Aunt Jemima’’ hankies. The new est style in socks for the G. 11. S. lady of fa.shion can be summed up in one word : none. IMilady’s fca>t will go un-socked; from her nail polished sandals will peer red toes in matching hues, like red-headed tenant farmer children peeking from a tumbled clapboard shack. Following the rhyme, "Kings on her fingers, b(‘lls on her toes,” the campus cutie will wear the following standard ornaments; her moth er’s enga.gement ring, worn rpiite fetchingly on the third finger, left hand; one ten-cent store sterling silver "friendship” ring; one class ring, preferpbly several sizes too large and bound with tape for fit; one charm brace let (the number of ban,gles is unlimited) ; one watch (if she can get a boy's style, so much the better) : at least a dozen silver bracelets; and an.v additional jewelr.v for which space is provided. Mama, Dear, Come Over Here "V‘eni-veeni-veeni-tusa-thrella-thrella-forty- forty-goon ...” “Ah. vengeance!” “A.wk-u,gh- (choke) -Help !” Do you wonder what these blood-chilling, bewildering utterances mean'? Do you wonder from whence and wh.v the.v come? Be glad, students, and rejoice that you're only seeing these horrible mutterings in print and are not experiencing the .scene that met the ears of the journalism 3 class during fourth period the Thursday before Easter. Dutifully studying their assignment for the day, the students were suddenly aroused from tlnur deep studies by a spine-tingling scream and a deep, gruff voice chuckling, "Ah, vengeance!’’ just outside the window of room 40. Curiosit.v getting the better of them, the pupils rushed to the window to see what was the matter, and, lying there stretched out on the grass in the bright spring sun shine, were Earl Chapman, Tommy Braj" and II. E. Roberts, merely letting the com bination of the “just seen" performance of “Hamlet” and spring enthusiasm get the best of them. Juniors Confess Love Of Liver, Miller and Gable This week’s portrait of juniors frames I’aul and Bili Montgomery, twin members of Senior high school. Paul and Bill are quite alike in both physical and personal charac- teristic.s. Standing five feet, nine inches in height, and weighing 440 pounds, the boys, 45 years of age, have brown hair and blue eyes. Their favorite personal likes include ; food, liver ; color, red ; comic strip. Prince '\hiliant; band, Glenn Miller and Freddy Martin ; actor and actresses, Mickey Rooney and Olivia De Havil,and: school subject, biology; and hobby, swimming. In answer to the ques tion, "’What is your pet iieeve?’’ the twins replied, "Languages—except English.” Held Offices The Jlontgomerys formerly lived in Pitts burgh, Pennsylvania, where I’aul served on the student council of the J. 11. Garrison high school. During their short time in Greensboro, Bill has held the office of presi- dmit of his class, and during the paper cam paign sponsored by High Life, the twins led their home room, eight, to the victory. John Burrowes Sevier, known to friends as “Johnnie." takes the spotlight in the sec ond half of today's column. Born November 23, 1925, .lolin is l(i years old, weighs 442 pounds and is five feet, eight inches tall. As to looks, .Tohu is ii cluierful, ever-smiling student with blond curly hair and hazel e.ves. .lohn would probably like a visit to "Tony's Lunch," as spaghetti rates as tops in his (dioice of food. Still disclosing his personal likes, “Johnnie” confided that his favored color was "green" and his best-liked school subject, "history.” Recall how frequently you hear. "Hello, folksies, buy Kream-oh tempting tasties, the delicious candy with vitamins a. b, c. and d'’ or .such when you turn your radio on? John does, and he lists “too many radio commer cials" as his pet peeve. .John was president of his home room at junior high, and since arriving at Senior has added his talents to various fields of work in the school’s curriculum. ) PI r 1 -A 1 Ihi ^ 1 TTTm ii ^ r I j m 1 c Heading the list of the most popular swing recordings by the most popular swing bands are the folowing records; "Let’s Go Home,’’ by (’harlie Spivak, who will soon appear at the X'ational; "A Ghip Off the Old Block," Iiy Glenn Aliller ; “MTieii the Roses Bloom Again.” by Miller; and ".lerse.v Bounce,” by Benny Goodman. AVhen the motion picture, "The Fleet's In." recmdly came to town, it brought in a fleet of wonderful new tunes played by Jimmy Dorsey, with Bob Eberle and Helen OT’onnell as the vocalists. Such .song hits as "Tangerine," "I'll Remember You,’’ "N'ot Mine," and "Build a Better Mouse Trap,” have caused a musical riot by record lovers this past wei'k. Gollaborating with the recent ban on pants cuffs. Kay Kyser has arranged a new version of the situation called "I 4Vant a Zoot Suit,” which is a current favorite. New releases from the Glenn Miller office are "Eloise,'’ "Story of a Starry X'ight." and “The Lamplighter's Serenade,” introduced by Kay Eberle and the Modernaires. 01(1 Tune Become Famous Something different is always hapijeniug, e.specially in the musical world; for instance. .lohnnie Long and Guy Lombardo have new conceptions of the old ballad. "Frankie and .lohnnie.” The words and the melod.v have been rearranged, making a modern dance tempo. Imst are the Hit Parade favorites of this week, which include "Deep in the Heart of IVxas," “Miss You,” “I Don't AVant to AA’alk AATthout You." and “Somebody Else Is Tak ing Aly Place.” Classic Hits On the classical line, Columbia’s recording of '’Concerto in D Alajor" (Haydn), played by the London Philharmonic orchestra with Egon Petri as pianist, is an excellent por- trayel of this brilliant work. The "D Alajor (’oncerto,” originally composed for two jiia- nos. is considered today as one of the most difficult arrangements for piano and or chestra. Schubert's "Symphony No. 8 in B flat Ali- nor.” latest release in the A'ictor master- works series, contains one of the most beau tiful melodies ever written. AAGth Leopold Stokowski as conductor, the New York Sym phony orchestra gives ,a superb rendition of this favorite classic. Scriptease April showers ... a very wet campus . . . senior pictures must he taken, rain or no rain, curls or no curls . . . spring sports . . . football . . . baseball . ■ . tennis . . . softball . . . thinner clothes . . . sunburn . . . spring fever ... a new building . . . Athletic Department Softball novice, Squirm and fidget; Speeding ball, Broken digit! K. \V. It-Keallj-Happened Section Scene; Aliss Cathleen Pike’s English class. Hero; Lowrey Stafford. Heroine; Jean Garber. Action ; The class is studying Robert Burns’’ poem, "To A Louse.” Jean ; “Aliss I’ike, what is a louse?” Stafford; “Louse is the plural of a lice!”’ You’ve Got To Be a Football Hero . . . Groans and aches. Cuts, et al; Gridsters start Spring football! R. AAh • Postscript' Teacher: “Johnny, use the expression ‘et aF in a sentence.” Johnny: “I had five apples, but Joe ‘et aF but one!” • A Hexagon of Virtue: The shorthand six class sat silently drink ing in the magic words of wisdom of Dr. John Robert Gregg, as they flowed from the lips of their instructor. Suddenly, Aliss Fran ces Humphrey stopped on the word “para gon.” "AATiat,” one sweet young thing inquired,, “is a paragon?” "A paragon,” her fellow-classmate, Alyrtle Ive.y, replied, “is like a hexagon, but it has more sides!” • Same Difference The effect of spring has been too much for some of the scholars at ye alma mater, if the abundance of classroom boners is any indication. Not to be outdone by any other spring fever victims, Nancy Curtis, in a junior English class one day, asked, “Is Beowulf the same thing as a werewolf?” Corny Pun Department "In-the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns ...” “In the spring a young man’s fancy period.’ My'thical Misprint "The patient went from bad to worse . . "The patient went from bed to hearse . Ode to a Typewriting Budget: Little budget, so petite. To you I must admit defeat; I work and sweat and grunt and gripe. But still I find I just can’t type! K. W. • Riinicr Department: Adding its own two cents’ worth to the campaign to prevent rumors from spreading in America today, High Life offers this poetic- gem ; A shut trap. One less Jap! « Guessing Games: First brilliant scholar: “Wliat did one Parkerhouse roll say to another roll? Second genius: “Hallelujah, I’m a Bun!” • Daffynitions: Tantrum ; A two-seated bicycle. Bandana ; Tropical fruit. Octoroon ; Cookie like a macaroon, but hav ing eight sides. Insinuate; To burn trash, as; "He burned the trash in the insinuator.” I’arasite; Place of historical importance. 1 lagiarist; Alan having more than one wife. C uspidor ; Country in South America. Poefs Corner SPRING LONGINGS Oh, how I long to go a-fishin’ Down b.v the old mill stream, And just sit there right still a-thinkin’. Just think and fish and dream. And then, perhaps, to go a-roamin’ 'Round where the water-lilies grow. And watch the sparklin’ waters O’er the dam so far below. —Shannon Schumann
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